Paragraph Writing

Stages…
Stages of Paragraph Writing
Paragraph writing has following four stages;
1. Prewriting
2. Writing
3. Editing
4. Publishing
Prewriting Stage
 “This is the stage when you think carefully
and organize your ideas for your paragraph
before you begin writing”.
Prewriting Steps
There are six prewriting steps
1. Think carefully about what you are going to
write
2. Open your notebook
3. Collect facts related to your paragraph
4. Write down your own ideas
5. Find main idea
6. Organize your facts and ideas in a way that
develops your main idea
The Writing Stage
 The Writing stage is when you turns your
ideas into sentences”
The Writing Steps
There are five steps of writing the paragraph
1. Open your notebook
2. Write topic sentence, supporting sentences
and concluding sentence
3. Write clear and simple supporting sentences
4. Focus on main idea of the paragraph
5. Use dictionary to help you find additional
words to explain your idea
The Editing Stage
 “The editing stage is when you check your
paragraph for mistakes and correct them’’.
 Grammar and Spellings
The Editing Steps
1. Check your spellings.
2. Check your grammar
3. Read your paragraph again
4. Make sure that each sentence has a subject
5. See if your subjects and verbs agree with
each other
6. Make sure that each sentence make sense
Peer Editing
 “Showing your work to another student is a
very useful way to improve your writing. This
is called peer editing”. You read your
partner’s writing and your partner read yours.
You comment on your partner's reading your
partner comments on yours. You might talk
together, write comments on a sheet that
your instructor gives you or write directly on
your partner’s paper.
Style and Organization
1. Make sure that your paragraph has a topic
2. Make sure that that your supporting
sentences focus on main idea
3. Make sure that you have a concluding
sentence
The Publishing Stage
 “The publishing stage is when you produce a
final copy of your paragraph to hand in”.
The Publishing Steps
There are three steps of publishing
1. Make a paper copy of your paragraph
2. Show your work to your teacher, tutor or
parents
3. Ask them for hints and suggestions to
improve your writing.